KINDERGARTEN

(Week 1) - What colors do leaves turn in the Fall? Why do you think they change color? Draw pictures of some of the leaves you have seen?

(Week 2) - What happens if you don't water a plant? Why?

(Week 3) - If an elephant sat down on your homework, what would you do to get him off?

(Week 4) - Do dinosaurs have feathers? Feel free to illustrate your answer.

(Week 1) - What makes quicksand? How would you get yourself out if you fell into quicksand? Draw a picture if you’d like.

(Week 2) - Why are rocks at the beach smooth?

(Week 3) - Momentous Marble Experiment.

(Week 4) - If a  1 Ton Elephant sat on one side of a teeter totter, how many of your friends and family would you have to sit with on the other side to lift the elephant up? Feel free to illustrate your answer.

2^nd GRADE

(Week 1) - Fill two glasses of water and stir about 6 tablespoons of salt into one glass until it is completely dissolved.  Do not add any salt to the other glass of water.  Gently place one uncooked egg into one glass and then gently place the uncooked egg into the other glass.  Which glass does the egg float – the one with salt or the one without salt?  Why?

(Week 2) - Many types of seabirds migrate hundreds & sometimes thousands of miles every year. How do you think birds find their way back & forth every year when they migrate? HINT: Scientists think there is probably more than one way that birds figure out how to get back to their home.

(Week 3) - Why is ice slippery? If you had to walk across a sheet of ice, what could you do to make it easier to get across?

(Week 4) - Why can you see your breath when its cold outside? Can you think of some other times you can see water in the air?

3^rd GRADE

(Week 1) - Is your voice louder in an empty room or in one with furniture? In a room with concrete walls or in one with styrafoam walls? Why?

(Week 2) - What makes an echo and where have you heard an echo?

(Week 3) - Have you ever heard thunder?  Why does it take so long for you to hear thunder after you see the flash of lightening?  How fast does the sound of thunder travel?

(Week 4) - Why are leaves green?

4^th GRADE

(Week 1) - What type of materials can you find on the earth and the moon. What materials would you need on the moon to make it habitable?

(Week 2) - Describe two ways you can cause electricity?

(Week 3) - What is the biggest magnet you can find and how much can it hold?

(Week 4) - What tools do you need to make a magnet?

5^th GRADE

(Week 1) - Both Florida and Egypt are approximately the same elevation and latitude.  Why do you think the environments of the two areas are so different?

(Week 2) - Place a piece of eggshell into three glasses.  Fill one glass with regular tap water.  Fill the second glass with a cola-like drink.  Fill the third glass with any kind of fruit juice.  Wait three days and compare the three pieces of eggshells.  Are any more brittle than the others?  Eggshell is made up of calcium like your teeth.  What does your observations tell you about the importance of keeping your teeth clean after drinking beverages?

(Week 3) - How was Puget Sound formed?

6^th GRADE

(Week 1) - How could you lift your teacher into the air? Could you do it with one hand? How?
(Week 2) - Where can pulley’s be found in the real world? How many examples can you list?
(Week 3) - What are the advantages and disavantages of supersonic and hypersonic travel?
(Week 4) - Throughout the history of automaking, which improvements do you think were the most important?